|  congregation 
 
 1. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church (Freq. 32)
 • Syn:
 fold, faithful
 • Derivationally related forms:
 congregate
 • Hypernyms:
 social group
 • Hyponyms:
 flock
 • Member Holonyms:
 denomination
 2. an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together (Freq. 2)
 - a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph
 - a great congregation of birds flew over
 • Derivationally related forms:
 congregate
 • Hypernyms:
 collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
 3. the act of congregating
 • Syn:
 congregating
 • Derivationally related forms:
 congregate (for: congregating), congregate
 • Hypernyms:
 assembly, assemblage, gathering
 
 
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